1. I want to work to the highest of my abilities at work for the period needed to earn the promotion to a full member of staff.I actually achieved this and am very proud of myself! I managed to become a full member of staff and worked there for a successful 6 months.
2. I want to earn enough money to pay for a holiday to Parga, Greece for me and Richard.I haven’t achieved this one yet, but it’s still really high on my list of things I want to achieve. Me and Rich have talked about when we’ll manage to go on holiday, and we’re hoping to book something for the early parts of next year.
3. To stick by my decision to have a birthday party. (Something I always avoid as I lack confidence in most areas and feel I don’t have enough friends to warrant a party. This will be a real hard one to stick by).We spent my birthday with friends (who sadly we no longer have contact with due to certain circumstances..) over on the Isle of Man. It’s definitely been one of my best birthdays to date. I’m really sad the friendship ended as it did, but my birthday was one I’ll remember always.
4. I vow to work as hard as possible regarding all of the Open University courses. I hope to pass the said courses with the highest grade possible.I did indeed pass one of the courses I was registered for, which I am ecstatic about! I’m due results on one of my other courses on the 6^th August, and fingers crossed that will be a pass as well. I’m really struggling on the course i’m registered to currently, and am hoping things will settle down when I get moved.
5. I hope that in the upcoming year I can work as hard as possible to keep my health as stable as possible. This means that I hope to manage any activity that would strain my fatigue levels. (Not an easy resolution to stick too, but beneficial at the end of the year).My health has improved vastly over the last 7 months. There’s been a stable improvement in my activity levels.
6. I wish to to take up Archery as a hobby. This involves completing a 5 week Archery course.Me and Rich both joined an archery course and after 5 weeks training became full members! I hope to get back into the sport when I move back up to Coventry.
7. And finally (for now), I wish too be in a better financial situation at the end of the year than I am in now. I hope to start to save money regarding the chance to get a mortgage.I am currently in the middle of moving home to kick start our Mortgage fund. This resolution is definitely work in progress!

I’m really proud with the progress I’ve made over the past 7 months, and I think that’s really reflected in the above list.

So this is why I’m here; to compile a list of things that I’m hoping to achieve in the coming year.

1. I want to work to the highest of my abilities at work for the period needed to earn the promotion to a full member of staff.
2. I want to earn enough money to pay for a holiday to Parga, Greece for me and Richard.
3. To stick by my decision to have a birthday party. (Something I always avoid as I lack confidence in most areas and feel I don’t have enough friends to warrant a party. This will be a real hard one to stick by).
4. I vow to work as hard as possible regarding all of the Open University courses. I hope to pass the said courses with the highest grade possible.
5. I hope that in the upcoming year I can work as hard as possible to keep my health as stable as possible. This means that I hope to manage any activity that would strain my fatigue levels. (Not an easy resolution to stick too, but beneficial at the end of the year).
6. I wish to to take up Archery as a hobby. This involves completing a 5 week Archery course.
7. And finally (for now), I wish too be in a better financial situation at the end of the year than I am in now. I hope to start to save money regarding the chance to get a mortgage.

And there it is. The ‘start’ of my New Years Resolution list. Some of them are things that I’m really struggling with at the moment, for example wanting to keep my health at a stable level (it being something that I’ve struggled with over the past year especially). The Resolutions regarding my work (as a Customer Services Adviser) are also important to me. I really do want to work hard (with it being my first proper job). It also means that we will have virtually a full second wage coming in, so if I work hard enough and stick at it, i could bring in enough money to be able to afford a few luxuries.

Edit 6/1/10: Every week I read back over the entries that I’ve posted through that week. I like to make sure that the things I post are as accurate as possible, I guess, and sometimes I like to add to posts with things I’ve thought about after I’ve posted.

In this case, reading back over my new years resolution list, not only did I add a resolution, but I felt that my list didn’t portray that however normal those resolutions seemed, for me, they are a great deal. I can always hope, and dream, and really do feel if i manage my illness, that I can achieve a great deal. A ‘great deal’ for me is managing to work, and earn, and maintain/manage my health those things mean a lot for me.

There was also a few other things I wanted to mention (which I’ll go into briefly at the moment as I’m sitting at working updating my blog!).

Firstly is a Video created by a friend relating to M.E and being Bed Bound. It really touched me, and is something I know all too well as I have been Bed Bound in the past due to my M.E. All I ask is you give it a quick look, would mean a lot to us and our cause.

Sever M.E

I will also be adding a section to my Blog about M.E, and the Campaign for recognition and publicity. It will be linked to a YouTube channel, created by the Administrator of a M.E group on Facebook. The youtube channel will be used by sufferers of M.E to highlight the difficulties of living with M.E on a daily basis. I am also planning to post my own video to the channel when it goes live, so please watch out for it.